4 posts tagged “design”
It appears that a few of you out there are a little "antsy in their pantsy" about a lack of posts on this particular blog. And to be honest, so am I. Seriously! Who do I think I am to not post anything at all for a month? It's time to step up, NEPHEW!
So here I am. Ready to write again...
But where to start? Have I come across anything interesting in the last 30 days?
Answer: yes.
The best new flash experience of 2008, COKEZEROGAME or "Football as it should be"... (launch the game here)
These are the same peeps that brought you the awesome "Get the Glass" campaign from last year. It's the most innovative use of video on the internet I've seen in a looooong time.
So, if you're done complaining, I can get back to posting on a regular basis.
The best rule for motion graphics? Keep it simple. I think this is accomplished quite obviously by the ISSEY MIYAKE A-POC INSIDE campaign:
Make sure to watch the associated video... there's just something supremely relaxing about it. It's like what the commercials on TV would have looked like if motion capture had been available at the time.
Every year DWR holds a chair design contest. This is different from other furniture contests as the chair construction is strictly regulated. Similar to any Intro to Industrial Design class, you have a restiction on materials, time, but the rest is open to interpretation... the catch is that the entire chair is made from the remnants of a champagne cork.
Yup. That's right. Chairs in minature made of the leftovers on New Years. But the results are fantastic.
The even better part is that you can judge this year's entries right now and participate in the democratic process of design. Check it out and pop the vote!
***Note***
Yes, the author realizes that it was a lame pun on the "Rock the Vote" movement prior to the reelection of America's Greatest President. But get over it, the comedy faucet shut off this morning.
When my wife dreams, I am sure it looks something like this.
Ever since being married to her I have learned that she has a very particular design aesthetic. Clean lines, bold graphic patterns, and a lust for teak have fueled the redesign of our living room. The term "Danish Modern" is now common venacular among friends, and the idea of purchasing furniture is more of an investment of time than money. It's the antithesis of Pottery Barn and I really couldn't be more pleased. But back to the video:
The link above goes to movie produced by chevrolet about the mid-century masters of design that made our homes, offices, and world a better place to live. Ultimately it reflects Chevrolet's desire to match design and quality developing inside and out of American homes. But this movie is also about being a consumer. Which could be good or bad depending on how you feel consumption affects our world at large.
While the movie looks great and hints at buying newer and better things, it is also historical (by at least 50 years at this point). Personally, this confuses me. I recognize that it's purpose is to stimulate desire for these items, to be a better consumer; but because it is now historical it makes me want to be a BETTER consumer...
In it's original iteration it was about stimulating growth, but now the movie creates nostalgia for "old technology" and reuse of those items. So it was about consumption of the new, but now it's about lusting for the old! Which is good, right?
God, I am so confused. All I know is we try to buy furniture that
is old. It creates less waste. And if my wife should dream
about Corbusier Chairs and Fiesta Ware I will not stop her, as long as
it was created to last.
